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Sridevi death due to accidental drowning, case closed: Dubai Public Prosecution

By - PTI |

Mar 1, 2018, 12:54 IST

Highlights

Dubai Public Prosecution has completed the investigation into the circumstances of Sridevi's death

The funeral is likely to be held in Mumbai tomorrow

DUBAI: The Dubai Public Prosecutors Office on Tuesday closed the investigation into Bollywood actor
Sridevi's death and cited the forensic report to say she had
accidentally drowned following loss of consciousness.

Family members, including her filmmaker husband Boney Kapoor and stepson Arjun Kapoor, took the body from the morgue to get it embalmed and then headed for the Dubai airport for her final journey home.

The funeral is likely to be held in Mumbai tomorrow.

A private jet had flown to Dubai from Mumbai on Sunday, a day after her untimely end.

The Dubai Media Office, the official Twitter handle of the media office of the government, said in a series of tweets that the decision to release the body was taken after thorough investigation.

"Dubai Public Prosecution has approved the release of the body of the Indian actress Sridevi to her family following the completion of a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances of her death," it said.

"Dubai Public Prosecution stressed that all regular procedures followed in such cases have been completed. As per the forensic report, the death of the Indian actress occurred due to accidental drowning following loss of consciousness. The case has now been closed."

The news of her death, first reported at around 3am IST on Sunday, sent shock waves across India with those who knew her at a loss to explain how the star, who was present at several wedding functions in Dubai last week, could die so suddenly.

In Mumbai, industry insiders and friends visited the family in the home of actor Anil Kapoor, Boney's younger brother. With their father away, Khushi and Jhanvi were at their uncle's Juhu home.

Director Anees Bazmi, who has worked with Boney Kapoor on "No Entry", was among the visitors today.

"It is a big shock for everyone. I have worked with the entire Kapoor family. I can't imagine what Boneyji would be going through at this point. He loved her very much. Their two daughters are so young. It is a sad situation."

"I have not told the family about what the media is reporting. It is sad, unfortunate. A person like her does not deserve this," Bazmi told PTI while referring to the sensational TV coverage of the death.

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The others who have called on the family in their hour of grief include Shah Rukh Khan, and his wife Gauri, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Tabu, Rekha and Farah Khan, Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi.

While celebrities went to condole her death at Anil Kapoor's residence, there were staggered crowds outside Sridevi's home in a Lokhandwala building.